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'''Armenia''' is a small rugged, mountainous landlocked nation in [[Asia]] which gained its independence as part of the breakup of the former [[Soviet Union]].  Present-day Armenia comprises Eastern Armenia, only half the historic homeland.  The Armenians Western Armenia, with its iconic Mount Ararat, were driven out and mostly killed by the [[Ottoman Empire]] in 1915 in a genocide that to this day chills relations between Armenia and Turkey.  In addition many Armenians live in other countries, in the "Armenian Diaspora."

'''Armenia''' is a small rugged, mountainous landlocked nation in [[Asia]] which gained its independence with the breakup of the former [[Soviet Union]] in 1989.  Present-day Armenia comprises Eastern Armenia, only half the historic homeland.  The Armenians in Western Armenia, with its iconic Mount Ararat, were driven out and mostly killed by the [[Ottoman Empire]] in 1915 in a genocide that to this day chills relations between Armenia and Turkey.  In addition many Armenians live in other countries, in the "Armenian Diaspora."

==Cities==

==Cities==

[[Yerevan]] (pop. 1,100,000 in 2006), founded in the eighth century BC, is the capital and has always been the chief city. Gyumri, or Kumayri (called Leninakan from 1924 to 1992), with a population of 120,000 in 1989, was the second largest city until it was devastated by an earthquake in December 1988; it has now recovered with a population of 148,000. Vanadzor (formerly Kirovakan) is third with a population of 106,000.

[[Yerevan]] (pop. 1,100,000 in 2006), founded in the eighth century BC, is the capital and has always been the chief city. Gyumri, or Kumayri (called Leninakan from 1924 to 1992), with a population of 120,000 in 1989, was the second largest city until it was devastated by an earthquake in December 1988; it has now recovered with a population of 148,000. Vanadzor (formerly Kirovakan) is third with a population of 106,000.